"The child endangerment charge reflected that the seized drugs were easily accessible to small children living in Escoto's residence," Sulay said Thursday.

The case started in September when Wisconsin authorities contacted the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team because they traced a marijuana and pot shipment back to Aptos, Sulay said.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the federal law enforcement and security arm of the postal service, also was involved in the probe.

Escoto was prescribed Oxycodone from a Veterans Affairs hospital, and he "fraudulently obtained" about 500 such pills each month, said Sulay.

Santa Cruz County authorities obtained a search warrant for Escoto's home and searched it Oct. 11. The marijuana they found was worth $4,000 and the Oxycodone was worth $25,000, according to law enforcement.

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Authorities also seized $9,000 in cash and two mountain bikes worth about $5,000 each that likely were bought with illicit proceeds, Sulay said.

Escoto was arrested on Monterey Drive. He remained in Santa Cruz County Jail on Thursday without bail, according to jail records.